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To further increase capacity, as part of the MTA's 2010–2014 Capital Program the MTA is equipping the tracks from 50th Street/8th Avenue and 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center to Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike with communications-based train control, [105] which would allow for three more trains during peak hours on the Queens Boulevard ...
The MTA awarded a $337 million contract—one that included constructing the tunnels between 92nd and 63rd Streets, building a launch box for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) at 92nd to 95th Streets, and erecting access shafts at 69th and 72nd Streets—to Schiavone Construction, Skanska USA Civil, and J.F. Shea Construction. [33]
In the mid-1990s the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) assumed control of the Transit Museum from the New York City Transit Authority. At that time, the scope of the museum was expanded to include other aspects of transportation services within the MTA region, including commuter rail ( Metro-North , Staten Island Railway , Long Island ...
5202–5479 (NYCT) [16] 388–435, 436–466 (even) St. Louis Car 1971–1973 NYCT cars retired, 5240 preserved, SIR cars in service: R45 Crane cars C218–C219 Atlas Car Manufacturing Co. 1973 Retired R46: Passenger cars 5482–6258 [17] Pullman 1975–1978 In service: R47 45-47-ton diesel-electric locomotives 63–70, N1–N2 General Electric ...
On the side of the westernmost track opposite from the platform is an employee-only facility. The control tower for the Myrtle Avenue Line is at the south end of the platform. Just to the south of the station lies the Fresh Pond Yard. It is only accessible from this station, so trains coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn must first enter the ...
The 1 train's rebuilt WTC Cortlandt station, which opened in September 2018, has direct access into the Hub. [123] There is also a direct access to the Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street station complex. [122] The N, R, and W trains' Cortlandt Street–Church Street station
The MTA estimated that eliminating skip-stop service only added 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 minutes of travel time for passengers at the northernmost stations at 242nd Street and 238th Street, while many passengers would see trains frequencies double, resulting in decreased overall travel time because of less time waiting for trains. [29]
The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie Line.Located at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, the station is served by the A, E, and L trains at all times and the C train at all times except late nights.